News by Hafiz Yatim

With signs of a simmering settlement with the government in one of the longest-standing civil land disputes in history dissipating, the Court of Appeal (COA) has fixed Sept 19 to hear the appeal by Semantan Estate (1952) Sdn Bhd in its seven-decade dispute over 263.272 acres of land along Jalan Duta that is currently occupied by public properties.

Seventy-eight property owners in Hatten Square, Melaka, have obtained a summary judgement from the High Court there against the main developer, MDSA Development Sdn Bhd, which requires the company to pay them RM2.009 million in rental arrears for a mix of commercial and residential units, and the return of RM591,143.90 as payment for refurbishments that were never done.

The Federal Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) over the Court of Appeal’s decision last year that decided that non-paying members in a residential area (RA) could raise the boom gates at the entrance to the housing area themselves without the security guards' assistance.

The legal dispute between Star Media Group Bhd and JAKS Resources Bhd on the development of a parcel of land in Section 13, Petaling Jaya, has been reverted back to the High Court for trial.

The old Buddhist Dhamma Sakyamuni Caves Monastery in Gunung Kanthan, Hulu Kinta, Perak, on Wednesday failed to set aside an eviction notice by Associated Pan Malaysia Cement Sdn Bhd (APMC).

The bench ruled that there were no special circumstances to grant a stay of eviction notice to the monastery.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has on Thursday seized the Ilham Tower that is said to be owned by former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin.

The land is located along Jalan Duta in Mukim Batu, upon which sits the Malaysian Institute of Integrity, the National Archives, the Kuala Lumpur Syariah Court, the government complex building in Jalan Duta and the Federal Territory mosque.

The Federal Court has granted permission to the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) to have the merits of its appeal be heard over the success of a residents' association (RA) in the Court of Appeal, which decided that non-paying members in a residential area can remove the boom gates to the entrance there themselves without the security guards' assistance.

An ongoing dispute initiated by Tan Sri Jamaludin Jarjis’ widow Puan Sri Dr Kalsom Ismail for the late minister’s RM2.1 billion estate will go to trial, after settlement talks initiated in November last year failed to materialise.